"STICK IT OUT"

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3399, 28 July 1932, Page 5

"STICK IT OUT"

MINISTER'S ADVICE. WAY TO PROSPERITY. "Stick it out, farmer, your day is coming," was the message given by the Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. A. Hamilton), in the course of an address at the Rotorua Rotary Club's luncheon (states the Rotorua Morning Post). "Where does out best hope lie in the future?" asked the Minister. "I say it will be in our courage. We get a medley of advice from economists, bankers, farmers, business men, and even from the man in the street; all are courageous in their opinions. All can pull us out of the pit of depression, all are trying to seek a lane to bring back an as-you-wereness state of prosperity. "The spirit of New Zealanders is good; we have grit and courage. We do not dodge difficulties; we grapple with them with the tenacity of our pioneers who gave us our foundation. "I am not going to give advice to Rotarians," concluded the speaker, "but just a hint or two in an unpolitical way, for I understand that the principle of Rotary is that politics be eschewed. I would say as gently as I can:— "To the business man: —'Do not look for hefty profits now—just aim at keeping going." "To the professional man; —'Do your service feeling sure of payment of your fees some day.'

"To the farmer:- —'Stick it out, farmer, your day is coming. Hope for the best turning up.' "To the young men and women: — 'Do what your fathers and mothers did before you; strike out for yourselves along the hard path which led them to ultimate success.'"